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My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

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Reviews Counted:53

Fresh:8

Rotten:45

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: My Best Friend's Girl spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs.

Rated: R

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $19,151,864

Synopsis: Love conquers even the relentlessly foulmouthed Lothario played by master-class comic Dane Cook (GOOD LUCK CHUCK) in MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL. Tank (Cook) moonlights as an "emotional terrorist," which... Love conquers even the relentlessly foulmouthed Lothario played by master-class comic Dane Cook (GOOD LUCK CHUCK) in MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL. Tank (Cook) moonlights as an "emotional terrorist," which means when a guy wants to keep a girl from dumping him, he hires Tank to intervene. Tank arranges an accidental meeting with the girl, charms her at first, then takes her through the worst date of her life, sending her running back to the safety of his client. Jason Biggs (AMERICAN PIE) is Dustin, the nerd who wants his best pal Tank to work his magic on Alexis (Kate Hudson), the stunning girl from work who "just wants to be friends." Dustin makes a big mistake, since Alexis herself is looking for the raunchy fling Tanks offers, and Tank suddenly finds himself in the position to betray Dustin's trust. Taking a page from the book of Apatow (SUPERBAD, KNOCKED UP), director Howard Deutch and writer Jordan Cahan compensate both sides of the cup-holder armrest: amidst the frat boy-friendly shenanigans lurks girl-pleasing soap-opera hand-wringing as Tank faces tough romantic choices, and vice versa. Adding to the deal are some hilarious bits from Alec Baldwin--as Tank's "feminist studies" professor father--and Lizzy Caplan, as Alexis' roommate. Mainly this is for the Cook fans out there, and they should be pleased by his general free-form display of loutishness. [More]

Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin

Starring: Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, Alec Baldwin, Lizzy Caplan

Director: Howard Deutch

Director: Howard Deutch
Screenwriter: Jordan Cahan
Producer: Greg Lessans, Adam Herz, Josh Shader, Guymon Casady, Doug Johnson, Barry Katz, Brian Volk-Weiss
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Want to spend a seemingly endless 100 minutes watching a dullard trying to decide between a douchebag and a eunuch? Then run, don't walk, to My Best Friend's Girl, a supremely irritating movie about idiots and their dull quest for unconvincing love

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
09/19/08
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

It attempts to go all warm and fuzzy. It succeeds. But it is the warm and fuzzy stuff that grows on a compost heap after a heavy rain

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/20/08
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

It works much better as a comedy, but by the end, the romantic aspect has taken over and there's not much humor to be found after the first half.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
10/08/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

'There's this guy, Tank, and other guys hire him to give their exes "emotional terrorism." It's a romantic comedy.''Can you throw in a cheap anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic joke? And have Tank tell some kids how to pull a brutal sexaul trick on a woman?'

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
10/09/08
Brian Gibson
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

There could be a supporting turn from Will Smith, gas cards under every theater seat, and certified proof who killed JFK revealed only after the end credits and it still wouldn't salvage Cook's ability to select the worst possible starring vehicles.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
09/19/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

An insulting, wholly unpleasant excuse for a comedy.

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
09/25/08
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

mostly unwatchable

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/24/09
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

When it comes right down to it, the less said about the movie the better. But in lieu of that, let's just tackle it, vilify it, screw it to the wall, and send it back into the sewer from which it came.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/24/08
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

This is one of those films that would be enormously improved by the arrival of 100 crazy Somali pirates who would proceed to take the entire cast hostage.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
11/21/08
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

It borrows from much funnier movies such as Hitch, Wedding Crashers and My Best Friend's Wedding. Never has a romantic comedy seemed less romantic or less comedic.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/22/08
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

You should steer well clear of the nasty ideas that screenwriter Jordan Cahan has about relationships and how they work.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
10/10/08
Colin Fraser
Colin Fraser
FILMINK (Australia)

...ultimately falls prey to the melodramatic silliness that one has come to expect from the romantic comedy genre.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
09/28/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A light smattering of funny moments can't save this misogynistic, feel-bad romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/21/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

The movie is mirthlessly vulgar, with only a few scattered laughs escaping from the miasma of desperation.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
09/20/08
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

A raunchy vehicle for Dane Cook fans? A sprightly romance for Kate Hudson fans? A genial underdog comedy for Jason Biggs fans? The correct answer is: a big, steaming pile of horse manure.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/08/08
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

Raunchy and wretched...profoundly unfunny and sophomoric sludge...meaningless material that wouldn't be suitable for lining your pet parrot's birdcage.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
09/23/08
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Eventually the conventions of romantic comedy take hold, with the humor declining precipitously.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/19/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

A nauseating fraud from start to finish ... The film's level of awfulness is nothing new for Cook, but Hudson hits a new low.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
09/21/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

The actors (especially Alec Baldwin, as Tank's horndog dad) elevate the material slightly, but such piffle will just fill you with longing... for a better movie.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/19/08
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

Golden Girl Kate Hudson gets tarnished by associating with Dane Cook in this tasteless, terrible movie

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
09/23/08
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
 
 
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